Joe Belman was a B-17 gunner on 36 combat missions in WWII. Back home, he became a union leader and political advocate.
Thank You, Veterans
A tribute to local veterans
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A Manhattan farm donates all the meat it produces to veterans organizations in eight states.
John Kestel, who returned home from service in Vietnam on Christmas Eve 1967, has spent years working to benefit his fellow veterans.
Plainfield native and Air Force veteran Michael Collins was a Plainfield police officer, Illinois state trooper, volunteer Plainfield firefighter, trustee of the Plainfield Fire Protection District and the village of Plainfield, and served three terms as Plainfield president.